Imaginary Friend

De: Stephen Chbosky

Narrado por: Christine Lakin

A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "haunting and thrilling" (John Green) epic of literary horror from the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Christopher is seven years old.

Christopher is the new kid in town.

Christopher has an imaginary friend.

We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us.

Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out.

At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a tree house in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again.

Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made audiences everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Listent to it with the lights on.

©2019 Stephen Chbosky (P)2019 Hachette Audio

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"Imaginary Friend has been a long time coming. And like a fine Bordeaux, it rewards that wait in countless ways. This is a fearsome, remarkably ambitious novel that breaks through the boundaries of the horror genre to become epic - in all the best senses of the word." (Lincoln Child, number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of Verses for the Dead and City of Endless Night)

"If you aren't blown away by the first fifty pages of Imaginary Friend, you need to get your sense of wonder checked." (Joe Hill, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Fireman and NOS4A2)

"Imaginary Friend is a sprawling epic horror novel that hearkens back to the classics of the 1970s Golden Age, but, like Stranger Things, with a twinkle in its malevolent eye. Enormous, scary fun." (Dan Chaon, best-selling author of Ill Will)

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Truly a marvel. Recommended!

I'm blown away by the imaginative storyline, but also seriously impressed with the readabilty (or listenability) of this book. Although the style is ultimately unique, with character-inner-dialogue reminiscent of Stephen King, plot elements reminiscent of Dean Koontz, and a depth and detail that reminds me of Peter Straub, I will now buy any future work of Chbosky's! If you enjoy horror stories and parallel realities, this is a must-read!

Falls flat

I don’t know how I just wasted all of these hours on this book. Definitely falls flat. Age of the boy was unrealistic.

Started off with a bang and then drifted....

The book had great narration. It also started off really good, almost a blend of Stephen King and Dan Simmons. It was the last 40 chapters that were just totally unnecessary. How many times can you have the characters go round and round in fights between the forces of good and evil. It just became redundant and left you begging for the end already.

If you’re a frustrated catholic...

Great King style story until God was brought into the story. I tried but I’m not going to finish it, I just don’t care anymore at 7 hours to go.

The story is written as if the author is a lapsed catholic...? There is so much reference to catholic guilt and characters’ questioning their faith. The heavy religion theme doesn’t get annoying until about halfway through and it becomes just too much. I would have preferred a few educated, scientific intellectuals sprinkled in for balance but all the characters question their faith and I just don’t care.

So much potential...

good book

Sort of Stephen King esq, if you can get past the religious stuff this was a great book and a great performance.

Overall a good read

First half of the book is really good second half is overall good/ok, kind of drags on for what feels like forever without really seeming to go anywhere while the ending seems kind of like he didn’t know where to go with it so he just quickly pulled it from his butt. Over all a good read tho. I’ve had many disappointing books and I don’t regret this one.

Fantastic!

Best I've listened to in a long time, the narrator does a great job telling a great story. Nice build ups, twists, and memorable characters. I'd love to see a movie of this, but it would need to be VERY long. Maybe a series? Why are you still reading this?! Go listen to this book!

Good book worth credit

This book had great narration. The plot itself is well thought out. But a little convoluted towards the end.

A dark fantasy tale for horror fans

Stephen Chbosky’s new novel Imaginary Friend is a real treat for horror fans. I kept checking the dusk jacket to see if I got the same Stephen who penned Perks Of Being A Wallflower. It’s definitely a novel you don’t want to pass this up. Great narration too. If there’s a film adaption might I suggest Guillermo del Torro

Fantastic read

This was one of the best stories ever. A must read. Kept me on the edge my seat.